Why do people make such a big deal about backwards compatibility?

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DerNebel said:

Adameh said:

DerNebel said:
Because one console has it while the others don't.

In reality backwards compatibilty is probably a feature that is barely used anyway, which is why it's not even a real selling point anymore even if you have it.

Right now, I'm clocking more hours on the Wii part of my Wii U than the actual Wii U part

And you can be sure that you're not part of a majority doing this.

Can you be sure?  I played a lot of GC->Wii and GBA->DS.  Most of the gamers I know use (or have used) BC to a great extent.